Micro-transesophageal Echocardiography Guided Mitral Valve Repair After Balloon Dilation for Aortic Valve Stenosis in a Small Infant
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1277 To the Editor: Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays an important role in monitoring, guiding, and evaluating the surgical repair of congenital heart disease (CHD).[1,2] However, the large size of the currently available TEE probes limits their application in pediatric cases, especially in small infants. Recently, a miniaturized micro‐TEE probe compatible in neonates has been introduced for clinical use. However, limited experiences with micro‐TEE have been reported. Here, we reported a special small infant case, whose mitral valve was damaged after balloon dilation for aortic valve stenosis (AS), the infant went on to receive surgical repair under micro‐TEE guidance.
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